Schools lose students every year. “Financial stress,” “personal reasons” and “academic matters” are a few reasons students cite. Normally there’s a trend – the spike in dropouts acting as a sort of bittersweet red flag that allows institutions to diagnose…

Thursday, Jan. 24, in Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre, the Office of University Diversity and Inclusion (OUDI) announced a $243,000 partnership with diversity expert Damon Williams to start the Cal Poly Inclusive Excellence Action Plan, which aims to create a…

Reports of stalking to Safer have increased since Cal Poly began promoting “Stalking Awareness Month” on campus three years ago. “The numbers that we have aren’t necessarily indicative of all of campus,” Safer Coordinator Kara Samaniego said. “It’s very, very…

Cal Poly community members filled the Performing Arts Center Pavilion Wednesday evening to listen to activist, philosopher and author Cornel West in a moderated question-and-answer-style “fireside chat.” West discussed hard-hitting topics ranging from the government shutdown to sustainability, as well…

The Sigma Pi fraternity has been suspended until June 15, 2019 and placed on social probation until Spring 2020 for violation of health and safety code, violation of alcohol use, violations of law and violation of hazing and conspiracy to…

Hearing about sharks in the water is often enough to keep people from surfing, but for communication studies sophomore Nick Wapner, surviving a shark attack is only a minor setback. “I’m definitely going to keep surfing. The ocean is probably…

Twenty year-old industrial technology and packaging senior Michael Kullman was found dead in a remote area of Montaña de Oro State Park on Friday, Jan. 4, according to a San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Department news release. Kullman was reported missing…